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Tourists all the time

December 20, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Tourist-infested waters

To the extent that we have all become consumers in every facet of our modern lives, we live in the touristic ethos of consumerism. All of us are tourists all of the time.

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: consumerism, tourism

On the road with scholar Andrei Codrescu

August 27, 2018 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Freeway angels

Review of the 1993 documentary film “Road Scholar” featuring Romanian American poet Andrei Codrescu in a sometimes hilarious, sometimes alarming commentary on the American dream.

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: America, American dream, consumerism, film, immigrants, materialism

Detourist

January 17, 2016 by Thomas S. Bremer Leave a Comment

Detour at railroad crossing

A detourist is a disrupted tourist. She disrupts the conventions, values, aesthetics, and purposes of the tourist mentality.

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: capitalism, consumerism, detourist, modernity, neoliberalism, tourism

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I write about religion and tourism, especially in regard to national parks. I am currently working on a history of religion in Yellowstone National Park. Read More…

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